Arsenal loanee Dani Ceballos talks up Real Madrid return

Arsenal's Dani Ceballos has insisted that he wants to make a name for himself at Real Madrid when his second loan spell at the Emirates comes to an end.

Despite playing an important role for the Gunners during their FA Cup-winning 2019-20 campaign, Ceballos has struggled to make as much of an impact this season.

With the likes of Mohamed Elneny, Thomas Partey and Granit Xhaka often ahead of the 24-year-old in the pecking order, Real Madrid are reportedly considering an early recall as he finds himself in and out of Mikel Arteta's team.

The Spaniard has since talked up a return to the Bernabeu, telling Spanish radio programme El Larguero: "A third year on loan? No, my goal is to return to Real Madrid and be important at the best club in the world.

"I believe that one day I will come back and be able to return the affection that the fans showed me. For various reasons, I didn't leave the club in the best manner."

Ceballos played the full 90 minutes in Arsenal's 4-0 thrashing of West Bromwich Albion on Saturday, but the midfielder has started just nine of the Gunners' 17 Premier League games this term.